when talking about top nba players why isnt clyde drexler talked about?

[gangreen]

It was the hairline

Stubborn Mofo

 

[Joe Sixpack]

I hate when you nikkas do this shyt. Make threads about how certain players were better then what they were and how they should be praised.



Clyde is about where he should be in history. He wasn't on Jordans level and lost 2x in the finals when he was the lead dog. Those Blazer teams were knuckle heads and always came up short.

Clyde was a real good player and is remembered accordingly

I'm waiting on the Why doesn't Xavier McDaniel get the props he deserves thread.

 

[d o L o b]

lol @ dude saying Mitch Richmond was close to Drexler. That's like saying Joe Johnson was close to Wade.

Drexler/Wade were all around complete players. They could take over a game in a bunch of different ways.

Richmond could not. He was a good shooter but when his shots weren't falling you could pretty much take him out the equation.

Drexler was a dominant scorer, good playmaker, and great rebounder. Matter of fact, he's #1 all time in rebounds for the SG position.

There is a reason why people put him in the top 5 sg's of all time, cuz he could do it all.

 

[NormanConnors]

lol @ dude saying Mitch Richmond was close to Drexler. That's like saying Joe Johnson was close to Wade.

Drexler/Wade were all around complete players. They could take over a game in a bunch of different ways.

Richmond could not. He was a good shooter but when his shots weren't falling you could pretty much take him out the equation.

Drexler was a dominant scorer, good playmaker, and great rebounder. Matter of fact, he's #1 all time in rebounds for the SG position.

There is a reason why people put him in the top 5 sg's of all time, cuz he could do it all.

That's totally false, Mitch had a fierce post game. He was probably the strongest 2 guard in the league during his run.

 

[feelosofer]

That's totally false, Mitch had a fierce post game. He was probably the strongest 2 guard in the league during his run.

Yea you're right but if I had to pick a team for my life, I would pick Clyde, because even if you had Jordan at the 2, Clyde could play the 3 and still put up similar numbers, Clyde was a more versatile player than Richmond, and did it for a longer stretch, I would put Richmond at #5 after Jordan, Clyde, Reggie, and John Starks (ok scorer, excellent defender).

 

[beenz]

I dont remember mitch ever leading 2 teams that had no business in the playoffs to the finals. Did mitch even play in a playoff game during his career?

He snuck out a ring at the end of his career with the lakers during their first three peat.

 

[NormanConnors]

Yea you're right but if I had to pick a team for my life, I would pick Clyde, because even if you had Jordan at the 2, Clyde could play the 3 and still put up similar numbers, Clyde was a more versatile player than Richmond, and did it for a longer stretch, I would put Richmond at #5 after Jordan, Clyde, Reggie, and John Starks (ok scorer, excellent defender).

Fair enough. I could see an argument for Clyde. Good point with the option to play the 3. But I would put Mitch ahead of Reggie and definitely Starks as far as strictly playing the 2. Reggie was the epitome of one dimensional imo.

 

[Darth Nubian]

I hate when you nikkas do this shyt. Make threads about how certain players were better then what they were and how they should be praised.



Clyde is about where he should be in history. He wasn't on Jordans level and lost 2x in the finals when he was the lead dog. Those Blazer teams were knuckle heads and always came up short.

Clyde was a real good player and is remembered accordingly

I'm waiting on the Why doesn't Xavier McDaniel get the props he deserves thread.

X man is probably the GOAT dual threat goon. He would lay hands or score a few points. The coli needs that thread.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Well, he was a SG and the primary job description of that position is to score.

People are saying he was the 2nd best SG of his era, not a few specific seasons. Era covers a lot of ground...for instance you have people in this thread saying Clyde was "way better" than Mitch. His numbers dont reflect that at all. Clyde was overrated.

He did score. The off guard's role is determined by the team's needs but his main role is going to be to spread the floor, or in some cases, be their best perimeter defender primarily.

In Clyde's situation, he did spread the floor with his offense, but you gotta also understand that Adelman had them in that over the top half court offense that forced balance scoring between all 5 players...

If I'm not mistaken, every starter averaged around 15-17 points when Portland was popping except for Clyde...

If Clyde had the green light to freestyle more in the offense, he would have easily averaged 30 plus points or more for about 4-5 seasons...

 

[Jplaya2023]

Clyde isn't as good a playof performer as any of those guys.

His numbers from the regular season and playoffs are essentially the same

he averaged more assist more rebounds, but scored less and his fg% dipped.

Kobe's numbers are down in the playoffs, as well as some others.

This is where not having a Shaq, a Gasol, a pippen, etc.. hurts clyde, no one can take the pressure off of him when needed. This is where having a legit 2nd option or a dominant first option comes into play.

People say Mitch is better needs to smack themselves, drexler outplayed mitch head to head pretty much everytime they went against eachother. Drexler proved he was better head to head.

Drexler in his prime was getting more assist, and rebounds, than jordan was and their steals and blocks were comparable. Jordan had a major edge in scoring because he took a lot more shots and was stupid efficient, but clide was shooting over 50% as well, but his flaw was he never attacked like mike and shot 8+ free throws a game to score more points.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

His numbers from the regular season and playoffs are essentially the same

he averaged more assist more rebounds, but scored less and his fg% dipped.

Kobe's numbers are down in the playoffs, as well as some others.

This is where not having a Shaq, a Gasol, a pippen, etc.. hurts clyde, no one can take the pressure off of him when needed. This is where having a legit 2nd option or a dominant first option comes into play.

People say Mitch is better needs to smack themselves, drexler outplayed mitch head to head pretty much everytime they went against eachother. Drexler proved he was better head to head.

Drexler in his prime was getting more assist, and rebounds, than jordan was and their steals and blocks were comparable. Jordan had a major edge in scoring because he took a lot more shots and was stupid efficient, but clide was shooting over 50% as well, but his flaw was he never attacked like mike and shot 8+ free throws a game to score more points.

Stop with Clyde please..

Was he better then D Wade?
Kobe?
Richmond?

Clyde is about where he should be. That dribblin with his head down ass nikka always disappointed. The Blazers always disappointed. He was ASS in every dunk contest. His awkward ass wouldn't even dribble before he dunked.

 

[NormanConnors]

His numbers from the regular season and playoffs are essentially the same

he averaged more assist more rebounds, but scored less and his fg% dipped.

Kobe's numbers are down in the playoffs, as well as some others.

This is where not having a Shaq, a Gasol, a pippen, etc.. hurts clyde, no one can take the pressure off of him when needed. This is where having a legit 2nd option or a dominant first option comes into play.

People say Mitch is better needs to smack themselves, drexler outplayed mitch head to head pretty much everytime they went against eachother. Drexler proved he was better head to head.

Drexler in his prime was getting more assist, and rebounds, than jordan was and their steals and blocks were comparable. Jordan had a major edge in scoring because he took a lot more shots and was stupid efficient, but clide was shooting over 50% as well, but his flaw was he never attacked like mike and shot 8+ free throws a game to score more points.

head to head matchups doesn't necessarily determine who is the better player though . Clyde's teams were more balanced. Mitch was the only factor on his teams, so it was easier to focus in on him solely and stop him

 

[mbewane]

Yep.

Before the Finals media cats were trying to say that Clyde was a better shooter than MJ.

MJ's response:

Blazers @ Bulls '92 Finals Game 1: Michael Jordan 39 points. - YouTube

The famous MJ shrug > Drexler (J/K, I liked The Glyde, was happy that he got his ring in Houston)

The only reason is because he was overshadowed by MJ. That's really it. There was Jordan, and under him there was Clyde.

The reason Kobe hasn't fallen to similar fate is because Kobe eclipsed ALL of his peers. AI, Hey-Zeus, Tmac, Vince, Mike Finley, Stack, EJ, Pierce...

I think basketball purists recognize how much of a GREAT player Clyde was; an all-time great at that....even though he dribbled with his head down and always went to his right lol

So true lol somehow he still managed to drop dimes without looking up too

I was huge Mitch Richmond fan and used to always talk about how underrated he was, but Clyde got to the cup like it was nothing and you can't fault him for having that type of athleticism...

I do agree that Mitch's overall game was smoother than Clyde's but Clyde was still better and that athleticism is a huge part of it...


And it crazy how Chris Mullin is in the HOF but Mitch and Tim aren't

Tim ain't getting in due to the comments on gays he did back in the day probably, even though I'm not even sure he should really be in (he was dope, but not usre if he was on THAT level)...Mitch, for various reasons, never really made any noise in the Playoffs, and I think Mullin's induction has a lot to do with his career in college and at the Olympics.

 

[Luke Cage]

no wade is not better than iverson. lol.

Is that why iverson was able to get a chip with a past prime hof center and wade wasn't. Oh wait it was the other way. :Marlo:

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Wade before he was even in his prime "2006" was better than Iverson in any season.

Get out of here.

i cant even lower myself to respond to a comment like this.

edit: **looks at the city that youre reppin**
^^this explains it.

Is that why iverson was able to get a chip with a past prime hof center and wade wasn't. Oh wait it was the other way. :Marlo:

shaq was still a great player in '06. take shaq off this team and theyre lucky to make it out the 2nd round.

put an '06 shaq on the 76ers and iverson definitely gets a chip. holla at me when wade takes a team like the '01 sixers to the finals.

wade is great but hes a bit overrated on here. dont get fooled by his gaudy stats on 20-win teams which featured teammates that instantly got better as soon as they escaped miami.